Dress fastening



' Jan. v29,--1152-9;

DRESS FASTENING Filed March 51, 1928 2 'sheetsneet 1 lmcutor Patented J an. 29, 1929.

I SALVATORE DANIELLI, or MILAN, ITALY. l

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Appiiauon sied March` l31, i928, serial No. ecesafanaai iraiyiipin 2, 19er.v

. This invention relates to improvements in dress fastenings and is concernedk with grip fastenings adapted for use with suspenders, Y.

f with the fastening device engaged with a garters, braces,sleeves, petticoats, bands and the like. f

One object ofthis invention is to provide a fasteningof the character referred to which is adapted for taking an instantaneous grip on fabric when applied thereto in a very sim-r' ple manner.

Another object is to enable the fastening vdeviceto 'be vapplied andfengaged with the' fabric bythe aid merelyjof two fingers of one and the Vsamey hand in contrast with fasten-j y ings bf' the lkind usually adopted and which require the einploynientfof twohan'ds for their application and engagement with o r attachmentV tothe fabric. j

A further object of thein'vention is to produce a'fast'ening ofthe character referred toV from a single pieceof sheet vmaterial and by means of-sim'ple stamping and bending processes.

A further object of the `invention is to l, y j

the parts 2 could not be diametrically oppo- According to this invention the fastening device consists of a disc of'metal,celluloid or other suitable material, the 'said disc being provided with projecting parts Y which are folded back upon the "disc, one of `said lparts being adapted -for 4the attachment Vof suspensory means and the other or others being formed or fitted with fabric gripping means. The said parts when folded are bent to a curvature or Vconvexity whereby the gripping means on the one part areoutstanding sufficiently for engaging with the fabric to be gripped but are prevented from injuring the skin of the wearer by the curved projection provided by the bending of the other part.

`The novel features just referred to, and other feautres, will be fully/described by the aid of drawings accompanying this specification and illustrating one suitable example of construction, in which drawings Figure 1 is a plan to a somewhat enlarged scale of a blank which may be produced by stamping and which is adapted for the production of a fastening device in one piece.

Figure 2 is a rear elevation of a fastening device produced from the blank in Figure 1', the said device being engaged with asuspensory cord or the like. 1

Figure 3 is a front elevation of Figure 2.

Figure 4f is an 'edgeview of the fastening" j device'se'en 1n Figures 2`and 3.

Figure 5. isaside'view of' Figure .2 butV piece fabric which may be that'ofa stock;y

ing.

scale thanthe preceding figures and showingV the fastening device partly appliedto a gar-V ter.V

Figure 7 shows the device when fully plied to the garter andattached tea 'stocking or thelike. j s i Referring to Figures 1 to l 5 I of vthe draw- 1 ings, 1 is a disc of nietal, celluloid or other suitable sheet material, this disc' `being formed at diametrically opposite points with projecting parts 2 and 5,.l ln this example, `the projecting part 2 is rounded so as to be more or 'less of disc formation whereas the projecting part. 5-has the form of a stripvvwithy i parallel sides. However, these parts may have other suitable' formations and there may be more thanone partsuch as 2 in which case site the part 5. j The part 2 is formedwith ai tion shown, and fromthe straight edge 4 of this slot there project inwardly thereof two vslot which may Vhave the half-moon formatriangular points 3. Theseare'the gripping points lan-d more than two1 may be provided if desired. Aswill be apparent, ablank hav ing the features just described maybeproduced by stamping. Theblankima'yfbe lperforated at 10 at `the point where the, part 5 periphery of the disc 1. In such folding, the

parts 2 and 5 are bent, see Figures 4 and15,so that they doV not lie in a plane parallel'with the plane of the disc 1 but are curved convexedly towards the rear; The points 3 which were downwardly directed in Figure 1 are now upwardly directed as seen in Figures 4 and 5, Figure 4 showing how the said points ii are outstanding sufHciently for being engaged with apiece of fabric, and such engagement being shown in Figure 5. The folded and` 'bent part 5 serves for engaging the fastening device with a suspensory cord or the like 6 and, as will be apparent from Figure 5, the 7 said part 5 projects with its curvedsurface to .v

such an extent as to act as a guard andv prevent the points 3 from inflicting .any injury upon the :wearer when such pointsy are pre-1,

sented towardsthe skin of the wearer. i

The suspensory cord 6 may be an elastic ring, as shown in Figures ,6 -Iand,f,7,`;and.zsuitt able for suspension from clips 7 on a garter or like band 8 shown in dotted lines in-these4` figures. The ring or cord 6 having been engaged with the two clips 7 after the garter 8 hasbeen applied to the legf or armi, only they thumb and a finger ofone hand are required Y to pull the fastening device down farV enough to reach thetop portion of a stocking 9.;

Thefasteningdevice is then merely pressed with its pointsB against the stocking, whereuponlthe said points makeian `instar-,letalieousfasteningwhichf'is) very secure Aandnon-im jurious to thevfabric. This is explainedby the fact that when the acute angular pointsy 8 enter the, fabric they gradually open the textureor. press theila'ments apartbut unf;

due penetration of the points is avoided Aby the -fabriccoming against` theA straight edge 4 which acts asia stop, and provides a large resistingfedge` or surface for engaging lthe fabrie.' Thisl formationvof vthepointshas` been1adoptedafter many trials andit ,has`

been found that tearing of the4 fabricv does not takeplace and-that after'removal of the fastening.therev is. little or no evidence that thefabric hasbeen engaged with'thepoints.

` AWhen thefastening device is to be released,v

it isonlynecessary to apply the.y thumb and. finger topress the.device,downwardlyv 'a little7 whereupon the points 3 aredisengaged from thefabric and the fasteningdevicefis free.

Itgis to: be understood, however, that; the@ points. 3 be' replaced .by rdevices having.v pin-lileipointsz or other point formations,or;;

by hooksorlike grippes.

In'the,constructional:examplerillustriatedin; the-drawings, thee vfabra-grippingl partz2 being disposed diametrioally opposite?v the at-w tachitneni'J lug, 'it followsfthait thegrdirection of pulllmust be perpendicular to the edge 4,

as will'be readily understood. i

` Ther/perforation -10-may be used for the attachment of a suspensory cord or for other Vmeansof attachment.

I claimz i Y l. Dressv fastening 4comprising a disc formedwith integral peripheral projections,V

one of, said` projections beingfo'lded behind the. disc andibentto aconveXityand the other of, said projections being yformed, with ar slot lhaving one straight vedge rwith fabric grip-e pingspointsprojectingfrom such edge, said otherlprojection,being also folded behind.,

bounded along one side' by ya straight edge from which'project pointed-teeth, this part being also folded behind saiddisc in a Inanner similar to they first-named part substan--. tially as yand for the purpose set forth;

3. Dress fastening comprising vadis'c formed e with integral projeetingrparts y of diametrically opposite points,l one projectingY part of strip-like formation being foldeidback behind said disc andibent to presenta rearwardconvexity74 and the other vpfrojectinggpztrt-of disclikeA formation being formed, ywithjga half-l moon. opening :and .with teeth projecting from@ the straight :edgaofsuch openingsaid :other f *l projectingp art ybeingfolded vback .behindthe i so disc andbent in ia manner ksimilar to the pro., jectinggparvt firstwnamedf substantially `asL and i forthe purposes. `Set-forth.; v

' SALVATORE DANI-ELLL f 

